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Utilities building dozens of old-style coal plants
From an Associated Press article by Matthew Brown published in The Washington Post: WYODAK, Wyo. — Utilities across the country are building dozens of old-style coal plants that will cement the industry’s standing as the largest industrial source of climate-changing gases for years to come. An Associated Press examination of U.S. Department of Energy records [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Audience applauds end to coal at Charter plant
From an article in the Wisconsin State Journal by Ron Seely: Compliments far exceeded complaints at a hearing Wednesday night on a plan by the state and UW-Madison to rebuild the Charter Street Heating Plant, eliminating the use of coal and replacing it with natural gas and Wisconsin-grown alternative fuels such as wood chips and [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Wood chips may pose problems when Charter Street plant converts to biomass
From an article by Jessica VanEgeren in The Capital Times: For decades, pollution spewed from factories and power plants across Wisconsin. As a result, air and water became polluted. Now it seems, so did the trees. At a time when state-owned power plants are ditching coal and going green by including biomass such as switch [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )UW-Madison’s Charter Street coal plant embarks on its transition to cleaner fuels
From an article by Ron Seely in the Wisconsin State Journal: It’s not easy going green. Just ask John Harrod Jr., who is helping guide the $250 million green makeover of UW-Madison’s Charter Street Heating Plant. The coal-burning plant will be converted so that it burns natural gas and cleaner, farm-grown fuels such as switchgrass. [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Well water near power plant contaminated: We Energies supplying bottled water to affected residents while seeking source
From an article by Christine Won in The Journal Times (Racine): CALEDONIA — Some residents near the Oak Creek power plant have not had access to drinking water since last August because their wells have been contaminated. They have been advised by the state Department of Natural Resources to not drink or cook with the [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Alliant says no nukes and no more coal plants … for now
From an article by Judy Newman in the Wisconsin State Journal: Alliant Energy is giving up on the idea of building more coal-fired power plants “for the time being,” Alliant chairman, president and chief executive Bill Harvey said Thursday. In an interview after the Madison utility holding company’s annual shareholders meeting, Harvey said Alliant subsidiary [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Wisconsin 5th most dependent state on imported coal
From a news release issued by Clean Wisconsin: State Spends $853 Million Every Year on Imported Coal MADISON — Wisconsin is the fifth most dependent state on imported coal, spending $853 million to import the fuel in 2008, according to a national report released today by the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS). “Despite having no [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Replacing Charter St. coal plant not coming cheaply
Coal at the UW-Madison’s Charter Street Heating Plant will soon be replaced by wood and natural gas. From an article by Mike Ivey in The Capital Times: Converting the aging coal-burning Charter Street Heating Plant into one of the greenest facilities of its kind is coming at a price. The new facility, which received initial [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Renewable Energy Not Responsible for MGE Rate Increase
IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 27, 2010 MORE INFORMATION Michael Vickerman RENEW Wisconsin 608.255.4044 mvickerman@renewwisconsin.org Renewable Energy Not Responsible for MGE Rate Increase Higher costs associated with fossil fuel generation are driving Madison Gas & Electric’s costs higher, according to testimony submitted by company witnesses. The utility filed an application last week with the Public Service Commission [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )UW biomass power plant a gamble for state
From an article by Lee Bergquist and Thomas Content in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: A state-funded, $250 million project at the University of Wisconsin-Madison aims to convert a coal-fired power plant on campus to one that primarily burns biomass such as tree trimmings and crops, ideally becoming a model for how the state can reduce [...]
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